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Popo

Popo was a coastal kingdom in West Africa, encompassing Great Popo (modern Grand-Popo in Benin) and Little Popo (modern Aného in Togo), inhabited by the Hula (also known as Xwla or Phla) people who dominated the Togo-Benin littoral during the early modern era.^[1]^[2] The kingdom emerged as a fragmented cluster of villages that coalesced amid regional conflicts, with European exonyms like "Grand-Popo" deriving from the Hula term for their principal settlement of Hulagan.^[3] Its defining characteristic was its pivotal role in the Atlantic slave trade from the 17th century onward, functioning as a primary entrepôt where local rulers supplied captives—often acquired through raids or wars with inland groups—to Portuguese, Dutch, French, and other European merchants in exchange for firearms, textiles, and rum.^[1]^[4] This commerce fortified Popo's elites but also invited conquest by the expansionist Kingdom of Dahomey in the 18th century, leading to its subjugation and eventual partition under French colonial administration in the late 19th century.^[1] Today, the region retains cultural traces of its Hula heritage, including Vodun practices and titles like Onipopo, which reflect possible Yoruba influences from migratory founders.^[5]

Slang usages

Police

"Po-po" (variously stylized as popo, PoPo, or po po) denotes police officers or law enforcement in informal English slang, particularly within urban American contexts.^[6] The term functions as a euphemistic or coded reference to avoid direct mention of authorities, often appearing in hip-hop lyrics, street vernacular, and casual speech among demographics interacting frequently with policing.^[7] Etymologically, "po-po" arises from reduplication of the initial syllable "po" extracted from "police," a common phonetic shortening process in slang formation.^[6] Its earliest documented use dates to 1994, though anecdotal accounts trace proliferation to the 1980s in southern California, potentially linked to "PO" abbreviations on police officer uniforms or bicycle patrol gear.^[6]^[8] This origin aligns with broader patterns in African American Vernacular English, where rhythmic reduplication enhances expressiveness in oral traditions.^[9] From its American base, the slang has diffused to other English-speaking regions including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as Hong Kong via cultural exports like media and migration.^[8] In Hong Kong, "popo" entered Cantonese slang during the late 20th century, reflecting American influence amid globalization of pop culture.^[8] Independently, "popo" serves as slang for "politie" (police) in Dutch, though without evident connection to the English form beyond phonetic coincidence.^[10] Usage remains non-pejorative in most contexts, distinguishing it from more derogatory terms like "fuzz" or "pigs," but it conveys wariness toward enforcement presence.^[11]

Anatomy and other informal terms

In German, Popo functions as a childish euphemism for the buttocks or posterior, commonly used in child-rearing and informal speech within German-speaking regions. The term emerged in the 17th century as a reduplicative form derived from the initial syllable of Podex, the Latin anatomical term for the anus, reflecting a pattern of baby-talk simplification in euphemistic language. This usage persists in modern German, where it contrasts with more vulgar alternatives like Arsch, serving as a polite or non-threatening descriptor for young children.^[12] Analogous forms appear in neighboring languages, such as Hungarian popó, which directly translates to buttocks and shares etymological roots in informal, diminutive reduplication. In Turkish, popo similarly denotes the butt, often in everyday or familial contexts. These variants highlight a cross-linguistic tendency for short, repetitive syllables in anatomical slang, prioritizing ease of pronunciation for children over clinical precision. In American English, popo or po-po occasionally refers to the buttocks in slang, with documented usage traceable to the mid-20th century as an abbreviation and reduplication of "posterior."^[13] This sense is less prevalent than its application to police but appears in informal, humorous, or regional dialects, sometimes overlapping with cultural borrowings from Romance languages where popo evokes the rear end.^[14] Beyond anatomy, popo informally denotes an elderly woman or grandmother in select cultural contexts, such as certain immigrant communities in the United States, though this usage is distinct from bodily references.^[15]

In entertainment and fiction

Fictional characters

Mr. Popo is a supporting character in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga and anime franchise, depicted as a genie-like attendant to Earth's Guardian deity, residing on the elevated sanctuary known as Kami's Lookout. He handles maintenance of the Lookout, provides training to martial artists including Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and a young Goku—whom he effortlessly overpowers in combat—and assists in logistical tasks such as transporting individuals via flying carpet. Mr. Popo first appears in the storyline following Goku's climb to the Lookout in pursuit of restoring the Dragon Balls after King Piccolo's rampage, showcasing his role as a capable aide with superhuman durability and flight capabilities.^[16]^[17] Popo serves as one of the dual protagonists in Nintendo's Ice Climber arcade-style platformer video game, released on January 30, 1985, for the Family Computer in Japan. Clad in a blue parka and wielding a mallet, Popo—paired with counterpart Nana in pink—is tasked with ascending procedurally challenging icy peaks to recover produce pilfered by antagonistic condors, navigating obstacles like falling icicles and seals via hammer strikes and cooperative belaying mechanics. As the default player-one character, Popo embodies the game's emphasis on vertical progression and tandem gameplay, with the pair reprising roles in crossover appearances, including as tandem fighters in the Super Smash Bros. series starting with Super Smash Bros. Melee in 2001.^[18]^[19]

Media titles and references

"Popo" is the title of a 2008 Dutch short comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Raaphorst, centering on a clown character who remains in perpetual makeup and grapples with personal isolation.^[20] In music, "Popo" refers to a West Coast jazz album comprising unreleased 1951 recordings by trumpeter Shorty Rogers and his quintet, featuring saxophonist Art Pepper, with the collection first commercially issued in 1980 on RCA Victor.^[21]^[22] The 2021 children's picture book I Dream of Popo, authored by Livia Blackburne and illustrated by Julia Kuo, narrates a young girl's immigration from Taiwan to the United States and her sustained bond with her grandmother, referred to as "Popo," through dreams and a handmade doll.^[23] "Fishing with Popo," a 2011 Canadian short documentary directed by Wing Yan Lilian Fu, explores the filmmaker's reflections on her late grandmother two years after her passing.^[24] The slang term "popo," denoting police, features prominently in dialogue within Tyler Perry's Madea film series, including the line "I ain't scared of the Popo, call the popo hoe" delivered by the character Madea in Madea Goes to Jail (2009).^[25] A comparable reference appears in Madea's Family Reunion (2006), underscoring the term's casual usage in urban American comedic contexts.^[26]

Notable people

As a given name

Popo is a unisex given name primarily of Native American origin among the Crow tribe, where it translates to "tall rye grass" and was traditionally conferred on individuals exhibiting strong leadership traits.^[27]^[28] It appears sporadically in other cultural contexts, such as East Asian nicknames derived from terms for grandmother, though less commonly as a formal first name.^[29] A prominent contemporary bearer is Fan Popo (Chinese: 范坡坡; born November 1985), an independent filmmaker, queer activist, and critic based in Beijing.^[30] He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy's screenwriting program in 2007 and has directed documentaries addressing LGBT experiences in China, including Mama Rainbow (2012), which profiles elderly gay and lesbian individuals, and Papa Rainbow (2016), focusing on fathers of queer children.^[31]^[32] Fan has also curated queer film programs and faced censorship challenges from Chinese authorities for his advocacy work.^[33]

As a surname or nickname

Sundar Popo (November 4, 1943 – May 2, 2000), born Sunilal Popo Bahora, was a Trinidadian musician of Indian descent widely credited with pioneering chutney music, a genre blending Indo-Caribbean folk traditions with calypso and soca elements.^[34] His 1969 recording of "Nana and Nani" marked the first commercial chutney hit, establishing him as the "King of Chutney" and influencing subsequent artists through his use of instruments like the harmonium, dholak, and dhantal.^[35] Popo's work elevated local Indo-Trinidadian cultural expression, leading to annual tributes such as the International Soca Monarch competition honoring his legacy.^[34] Pauline Esther Friedman Phillips (July 4, 1918 – January 16, 2013), the American syndicated advice columnist who wrote under the pen name Abigail Van Buren for the "Dear Abby" column starting in 1956, was known familiarly as Popo within her family, a childhood nickname shared with her twin sister Esther "Eppie" Friedman Lederer, who created the rival "Ann Landers" column.^[36] Phillips' column, distributed to over 1,200 newspapers and reaching an estimated 100 million readers at its peak, offered direct, no-nonsense responses to personal dilemmas, often drawing from her own experiences as a mother and homemaker in Minneapolis and later California.^[37] Her straightforward style contrasted with more genteel advice traditions, contributing to the column's enduring popularity despite sibling rivalry with Lederer.^[36]

Geography and historical references

Places and regions

Grand-Popo is a coastal commune in the Mono Department of southwestern Benin, bordering Togo and the Atlantic Ocean. It spans 289 square kilometers and had a population of approximately 58,000 as of recent estimates. The area features preserved beaches lined with coconut trees and serves as a historical center tied to the palm oil trade and transatlantic slave trade, with European colonial influences from Portuguese, French, and British activities beginning in the 17th century.^[4]^[38] Historically, Grand-Popo derives from the ancient kingdom of Hulagan, associated with the Hula or Xwla people who dominated the Togo-Benin coastal region. The original settlement, known as Gbecon, functioned as a lively trading hub before colonial mapping standardized the exonym "Grand-Popo." Today, it remains a site for cultural festivals and eco-tourism, though erosion and border disputes with Togo affect its coastal geography.^[39]^[3] In Papua New Guinea, Popo refers to an ancestral village complex in Orokolo Bay, Gulf Province, along migration routes for eastern clans extending up to 125 kilometers. Archaeological evidence indicates continuous occupation from approximately 13 to 455 calibrated years before present, supported by six radiocarbon dates ranging from early settlement phases to recent pre-colonial activity. The site combines oral traditions with material remains, highlighting its role in regional kinship and territorial histories.^[40] The Popo Agie Wilderness, located in Wyoming's Shoshone National Forest within the Wind River Range, encompasses 101,870 acres of subalpine and alpine terrain designated by U.S. Congress in 1984. Elevations range from a minimum of 8,400 feet, with over 20 peaks exceeding 12,000 feet, supporting rugged topography and limited human access for preservation. The name "Popo Agie" originates from Shoshone language, denoting the headwaters of the Popo Agie River, though the region itself is not directly named solely "Popo."^[41]

Natural features

Popocatépetl, often shortened to Popo, is an active stratovolcano situated 70 km southeast of Mexico City in central Mexico. The volcano possesses a summit crater approximately 400 m by 600 m in diameter and reaches an elevation of 5,426 m, ranking as the second-highest peak in Mexico after Pico de Orizaba.^[42]^[43] As a stratovolcano characterized by layered deposits of lava and pyroclastic material, it has exhibited ongoing activity including fumarolic emissions, ash ejections, and seismic events, with documented eruptions tracing back to the 14th century.^[42]^[44] Recent monitoring data from 1994 onward records increased seismicity, sulfur dioxide emissions, and ash plumes, such as those observed in December 1994 after 70 years of dormancy.^[45] In the United States, the Popo Agie River system in Wyoming's Wind River Range constitutes another notable natural feature bearing the name. This river, originating from alpine sources, flows through rugged terrain including Sinks Canyon State Park, where its Middle Fork abruptly plunges underground into a limestone cavern system before resurfacing downstream as a gurgling outflow.^[46] The watershed supports diverse ecological functions, irrigating agricultural fields, supplying drinking water, and sustaining local wildlife habitats amid high-elevation valleys and peaks exceeding 4,000 m.^[47] Geological processes in the area, including karst formations, contribute to unique hydrological phenomena like the river's disappearance and reemergence over a distance of about 500 m underground.^[46]

Controversies and cultural debates

Design and representation in media

Mr. Popo, the genie-like attendant to Earth's guardian deity Kami in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga and anime franchise, features a distinctive design characterized by jet-black skin, large protruding red lips, pointed ears, a turban, and a diminutive, rotund humanoid form.^[48] This portrayal has sparked ongoing debates about racial stereotyping, with critics arguing it evokes blackface minstrel imagery from 19th-century American entertainment, where performers used exaggerated features like darkened skin and oversized lips to caricature Black individuals.^[49] Children's author Carole Boston Weatherford described the character as a "grotesque caricature" in a 2017 opinion piece, highlighting how such depictions perpetuate harmful tropes in global media consumed by children.^[50] Toriyama, who debuted the character in the 1980s manga serialization starting April 1984, drew from diverse mythological influences, including Middle Eastern genies (djinn) and the Hindu-Buddhist deity Mahakala, depicted with dark blue-black skin symbolizing the void and transformation rather than racial caricature.^[51] Defenders note that Japanese cultural context in the post-war era often incorporated stylized foreign archetypes without the same historical baggage as Western blackface, and Toriyama's oeuvre includes other non-human designs with similar exaggerations unrelated to race.^[52] Nonetheless, Western adaptations have altered the design to mitigate perceived offense: Viz Media's English manga release digitally reduced the lip size, while some Funimation anime dubs lightened the lips' color from red to pink.^[53] In recent iterations, such as the 2024 anime Dragon Ball Daima, which premiered on October 11, 2024, Mr. Popo's lips are rendered without the exaggerated red hue, shifting toward a more subdued palette amid heightened sensitivity to visual stereotypes in international distribution.^[48] These modifications reflect broader industry trends where Japanese creators' original intents—often prioritizing fantastical exaggeration over realism—clash with Western critiques amplified by advocacy groups, though empirical analysis of Toriyama's interviews reveals no explicit intent to mock any ethnicity, attributing features to aesthetic and narrative utility.^[54] The controversy underscores tensions in cross-cultural media representation, where source material from non-Western perspectives encounters reinterpretations shaped by audience demographics and institutional biases in outlets decrying such designs.

Usage in law enforcement contexts

"Po-po" or "popo," a slang term denoting police officers, is commonly used by the public in scenarios involving law enforcement presence or activity, such as alerting others to approaching patrol vehicles or during discussions of arrests and patrols. This usage appears in urban American English, particularly in hip-hop lyrics and street communications since the 1980s, where it functions as a casual or coded reference to avoid direct mention of authorities.^[55] ^[56] The term's etymology ties to law enforcement through the abbreviation "PO" for "police officer," reportedly popularized in Southern California during the 1980s when bicycle patrol officers wore shirts emblazoned with "PO," leading to the reduplicated form "po-po" among locals.^[11] Alternatively, it derives from phonetic repetition of the initial syllable in "police," a pattern seen in other slang like "papo" for papaya. This origin reflects early associations with visible, mobile policing units rather than formal departmental terminology.^[6] Law enforcement agencies have occasionally engaged with the term in outreach efforts, though such instances have sparked debate. On May 6, 2018, the Lake Orion Police Department in Michigan rebranded itself as "PoPo" on social media to appeal to younger demographics and foster community rapport, but the stunt faced backlash for potential racial undertones and trivializing police work, prompting quick reversal.^[57] Officers generally perceive "popo" as non-offensive in neutral contexts but context-dependent, with some viewing it as conveying underlying distrust when used derogatorily by suspects or in adversarial encounters.^[58] No official police protocols incorporate the term, distinguishing it from internal jargon like "10-4" or "perp."^[59]

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A Neglected Source for the History of Little Popo: The Thomas Miles ...
May 13, 2014 · During the era of the slave trade, Aného (in modern Togo), which was known to Europeans as “Little Popo” or simply “Popo,” was normally ...
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[PDF] Little Popo - University of Rochester
”4 The Popo kingdom included Little Popo, Great Popo, and the town of Aghwey, aka Agoue. To the west of the Popoes' territory was Togoville, on. Lake Togo ...<|control11|><|separator|>
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... Popo covers 289 square kilometres and has a population of around 58,000 people. It takes around a three-hour drive from the capital city of Cotonou and a ...
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Nov 12, 2024 · The newly installed Onipopo of Grand Popo in Benin Republic, Oba Adeshina Fagbemi Alahoussan Hélékétché, has entered Ìpèbí within the Orangun's palace in Ila.
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Etymology. by reduplication of po, from initial syllable of police entry 1 ; First Known Use. 1994, in the meaning defined above ; Time Traveler. The first known ...
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Apr 26, 2022 · Po-Po: An abbreviated term used when referencing law enforcement. Boys In Blue: A slang term referencing a police officer's often blue uniform.
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Sep 28, 2019 · One of the most popular slang terms for the local police today is “popo”. The word has its origins in 1980s southern California.
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Oh great, the popo are here to save the day. ... Etymology: The exact origin is unclear, but the term is widely believed to have emerged from the African American ...
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Noun. popo m (plural popo's or popo, no diminutive). (slang) synonym of politie (“police”).<|separator|>
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May 10, 2022 · Old retired LAPD cop here and the term “po po” came into street dialogue back in the 60s if not earlier, and it is just a street term for cops…
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Apr 2, 2021 · "Popo" became shortened to "Po" as a polite, but non-babyish, euphemism; perhaps similar to the American "butt" or the British "bum".What does this phrase mean? : r/hungarian - RedditA Dictionary for The Wire : r/TheWire - RedditMore results from www.reddit.com
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popo, n. - Green's Dictionary of Slang
popo n. [abbr. + redup. of SE posterior]. (US) the buttocks.
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Definitions include: large buttocks. back up off. Definitions include: to move away from. beat off. Definitions include: to masturbate. beg off. Definitions ...
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Popo Meaning - Slang.org
Mar 5, 2021 · Childish or humorous term for one's backside. Informal word for 'grandma' or elderly woman used in certain cultures. All of our slang term and ...
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Oct 6, 2021 · Mr. Popo first appeared in Dragon Ball after Goku climbs onto the Lookout in search of a way to revitalize the Dragon Balls in the wake of King Piccolo's death.
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Popo is a recurrent Dragonball character. He first appeared in 1988, and works for the Guardian of Earth.
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Ice Climber - NintendoWiki
Sep 29, 2023 · The main characters are Popo, the boy in the blue parka, and Nana, the girl in the pink parka. There is also a multiplayer mode which ...
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Sep 9, 2015 · This is a translation of the Ice Climbers' character page from News Flash! Smash Bros. Dojo, Melee's version of the Smash Bros. Dojo.
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Popo (Short 2008) - IMDb
Rating 7.3/10 (23) Popo ; Director. Richard Raaphorst ; Writers. Marc Bennink · David de Winter · Richard Raaphorst ; Stars · Ursul de Geer · David de Winter · Victor Löw.
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Rating 8.4/10 (5) Popo by Shorty Rogers released in 1951. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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This delicate, emotionally rich picture book celebrates a special connection that crosses time zones and oceans as Popo and her granddaughter hold each other ...Missing: containing | Show results with:containing
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Fishing with Popo (Short 2011) - IMDb
Fishing with Popo: Directed by Wing Yan Lilian Fu. Two years after my grandmother's death, I decided to do a documentary about her.Missing: media containing
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Madea Goes to Jail (2009) - Tyler Perry as Madea, Joe, Brian - IMDb
Madea: I ain't scared of the Popo call the popo hoe call the popo. [does a barrel roll over the car hood and gets in the car]; Lady: Honey, this women ...
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Oct 20, 2017 · Memorable quote: “I ain't scared of no popo, call the popo hoe.” Madea's Family Reunion. In this scene, Madea stopped what could have been a ...
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The name Popo, derived from the Native American - Crow language, finds its roots in the picturesque symbolism of the tall rye grass.
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The name Popo is primarily a gender-neutral name of Native American - Crow origin that means Tall Rye Grass. Also means a kiss in Korean, excrement in Spanish.
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Fan Popo - IMDb
Fan Popo was born in 1985 in China. He is a director and actor, known for Beer! Beer! (2020), Floss (2019) and The Drum Tower (2019).
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Love Your Films and Love Your Life: An Interview with Fan Popo
Fan Popo is an independent filmmaker and queer activist from Beijing. He studied screenwriting at the Beijing Film Academy. After his graduation in 2007 he ...<|separator|>
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Oct 7, 2020 · Popo Fan's work include queer activism documentaries and scripted, sex-positive shorts. For more than a decade, he has organized the Beijing ...
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Sep 21, 2016 · Popo Fan, a queer filmmaker and activist in China, held a film screening and discussion Tuesday, Sept. 20 at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
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May 1, 2025 · Explore the legacy of Sundar Popo, who revolutionized chutney music and became a beloved cultural icon in Trinidad and beyond.
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Jan 17, 2013 · The youngest of four sisters, Pauline Esther Friedman, familiarly known as Popo, was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on July 4, 1918. Her twin ...Missing: nickname | Show results with:nickname
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Jan 17, 2013 · Abby started life as Pauline Esther Friedman, of Sioux City, Iowa, but was better known by her childhood nickname "Popo." It wasn't until she ...
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Today, Popo is an important village site along an ancestral migration route for clan groups living up to 125 km to the east. This paper presents archaeological ...
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Aug 4, 2025 · The Popo Agie was designated by Congress in 1984 and now stretches over 101,870 acres of very rugged topography in the Wind River Range.
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Popocatépetl, located 70 km SE of Mexico City, Mexico, contains a 400 x 600 m-wide summit crater. Records of activity date back to the 14th century.
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Popocatepetl, the second highest volcano in Mexico, is a giant stratovolcano, 70 km (~45 miles) southeast of downtown Mexico City, and 45 km (~30 miles) ...
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Popocatépetl volcano, Mexico | Natural History Museum
Popocatépetl is the second most active volcano in Mexico. In terms of explosive activity and population threat, it ranks highest in Mexico and North America.
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Sinks Canyon State Park is named for its disappearing river. The Middle Fork of the Popo Agie plunges underground into a great limestone cavern called the ...
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Oct 25, 2024 · Popo and the Pokémon Jynx represented racist stereotypes, referencing their dark skin, prominent lips, and, in the case of Mr. Popo, an ...
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Yasuke and the Complex History of Black Characters in Anime | TIME
Apr 30, 2021 · Popo, whose portrayal has been widely criticized for evoking blackface, one version of a more recent broadcast by 4Kids has turned the ...
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Jun 21, 2018 · Shows like Pokémon and Dragon Ball Z have incorporated characters like Jynx and Mr. Popo that have raised eyebrows over racial stereotypes.
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Oct 19, 2014 · Not all black people are represented stereotypically in some of the Manga and Anime works and some Japanese characters have even been made to have darker skin ...
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Black Representation and Appearance in Japanese Pop Culture
Popo of “Dragon Ball” fame; his dark as night skin and big red lips reminiscent of Blackface. This issue extends outside of classic cartoon anime. Japanese ...
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What's wrong with being skinny? And why do Black people love ...
Dec 6, 2024 · Popo has been the center of a lot of controversy, and rightfully so. But David had an interesting take on Mr. Popo I had never heard before.
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Oct 13, 2021 · In Ontario, Canada, the local gendarmes are referred to as the O Po Po. This is a play on the acronym for the Ontario Provincial Police.Missing: regions | Show results with:regions
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May 22, 2023 · It is unclear who first coined the slang term "po-po," but the most prominent claim is that it comes from the "PO" initials (for "police officer ...
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May 8, 2018 · A Michigan police department jokingly renamed themselves the "PoPo" -- but not everyone appreciated the humor. In fact, some saw racist overtones in the prank.
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Is Po-Po an offensive term to the police? - Quora
May 28, 2022 · I'm sure they'll be more than OK if you call them a “popo” as long as you sing like a canary.
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